Challenge

Est Metropolitano
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off. Gimnasia y tiro's Dong Jian Yang got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luis Cazalla got a throw-in 4 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Pascual Carballar. 8 minutes into the match, Dong Jian Yang notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Colombia's Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 12th minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wieslaw Panasewicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Colombia booed when Gimnasia y tiro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ariel Valiente didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gimnasia y tiro's Wieslaw Panasewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gimnasia y tiro's goalkeeper Wieslaw Panasewicz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Wieslaw Panasewicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 18th minute of play. Axel Montenegro in the 20thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Wieslaw Panasewicz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Samuel Navarro hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Axel Montenegro got free with Wieslaw Panasewicz in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Wieslaw Panasewicz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Axel Montenegro in the 33rd minute. Luis Cazalla took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 34th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Wieslaw Panasewicz. Gimnasia y tiro's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Axel Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wieslaw Panasewicz having to make a save. Wieslaw Panasewicz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 38th minute. 42 minutes into the match, Gimnasia y tiro's goalkeeper Wieslaw Panasewicz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Axel Montenegro. Wieslaw Panasewicz made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Axel Montenegro sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Gimnasia y tiro booed when Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pascual Carballar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gimnasia y tiro's Reynaldo Montrelle was substituted for Dong Jian Yang. Gimnasia y tiro made a substitution. Basilio Guillem replaced Jonatan Euloxu. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Reynaldo Montrelle made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Esben Nordborg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gimnasia y tiro's supporters rose to their feet, but Esben Nordborg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Manzanares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 63rd minute of play forced Gimnasia y tiro's goalkeeper Wieslaw Panasewicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wieslaw Panasewicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Colombia were awarded a corner in the 66th minute after Gimnasia y tiro's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Axel Montenegro took the corner. 69 minutes into the game, Reynaldo Montrelle cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. The audience thought a goal was coming when Reynaldo Montrelle got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gimnasia y tiro's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Esben Nordborg in the 75th minute. After some careless play in the Gimnasia y tiro defense, Abram Secada kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Wieslaw Panasewicz. The Gimnasia y tiro fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Wieslaw Panasewicz should have stopped the shot. In the 89th minute, Pascual Carballar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A throw-in in the 91st minute of the game was made by Orlando Tafalla with Santino Seco as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 92 minutes into the match, Gimnasia y tiro's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Secada came free, but Wieslaw Panasewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wieslaw Panasewicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Secada, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Colombia supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Gimnasia y tiro's performance. The match ended with a win for Gimnasia y tiro.